Water cooling and filtering apparatus



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WATER COOLING AND FILTERING AFPARA'IUS I Filed Feb. 241 1926 '2 sheets-sheet 1 1 6211 a March 15, 1927. N. GYMNAITIS 9 WATER COOLING AND FILT ERI NG APPARATUS Filed Feb. 24. 4926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented p UNITED 1 ST -res:

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Application ma February 1926. Serialm. 90,277.

My invention relates to apparatus for cooling liquids and more particularly, although not necessarily to apparatus for ceoling water immediately before filtering the same. a

. It is a purpose'of my invention to provide an apparatus of the above described character which includes a fan adapted to be operated by the passage of water through the apparatus to create a circulation of 'air T within the apparatus and in such manner as to secure a rapid cooling of the water.

It is also a purpose of my invention to provide acooling apparatus'in which a fil-' tering member may, be associated with the discharge openingbf the apparatusffor effectinga filtering of the water subsequent to the cooling operation.

Although I will describeionly' one form of water cooling apparatus embodying my invention endpoint out the novel features thereof in claims, it is to be understood that various changesand modifications may .be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of such claims.

' In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a view howin'g 'in vertical section one form of pooling and filtering apparatus einbo ying my invention.

Fig. 2'is a tional view'take'n on the line 22 of Fig.1.

on the line 4-4; of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig.1.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken Fig. 5 is an underneath view taken in the direction of the arrow 5 of Fig. 1.

Referring specifically to the drawingsin' which similar reference characters refer to similar parts, my invention comprises in the ,present instance a casing or container 'des- 'when fed" upwardly effects a construction of a wedge-shaped split coll tively" clamp the apparatus t a spigot or water pipe-20. At a point within the cover an inlet'port. 21 is formed and this port as communication with a pipe 22 mot nted fed to receive'a correspondingly shap agmentary transverse secfor rotational movement by means of'ball bearings '23 arranged between members 24' and 25 grooved to form raceways. The mem- .ber 24 is cast on. the upper end of the pipe 22 and is formed with a'conical socket eadapfl jection provided on the under side ofthe =cover 15'constituting a continuation of the port 21; The pipe 22 extends throu h the upper side 27 of. a stator designate generally at S with its-lower end formed with a conical thrust bearing 28 mounted in the lower'plate 29 of the stator as clearly shown/ Ball ibearings' 30 are associated with the bearing 28 so that in conjunctionwith the bearmgs 23 the pipe 22 can rotate with the least possible friction. I This pipe 22 in.

reality constitutes a shaft of a water turbine ipcluding the stator S anda rotor designated generally at; R. This rotor R is fixed to the shaft ;22 and includes a casing 31 in which is ,ar"franged partitions 32 to define-aplurality-"of spirally disposed passageways 33, as rly shown in Fig. 3. These passagewa 33 have their outer ends open for "communication with vanes 34 formed at intervals upon the inner periphery of the statorfS and arranged substantially tangentlal to the rotor as clearly shown in Fig.1 3.,

The lower wall 29 is formed with suitable opemngs at points between the vanes 34 in wlnch'are arranged the upper ends of coils ofp pe designated at P, such coils being ar-- ranged radially with respect to the vertical axis of the.casing, and the pipe of each coil being formed of any suitable material by f traversing the pipe is efiected. .1 preferably form the coils of pipe of clay, although 1t.

- Of ich evaporation of the liquid is tobe understood that any suitable form ofmaterial can-be used. These coils are sustamed within the stator by means of threaded collars 35. while their opposite ends are supported within a bracket designated at B sustained on a depending rod 36 secured to. the'stator S. The lower ends-of the coils are disposed in an annular series and directly .above a discharge spout} 37 threadedly mounted i the lower section leand contain mg a filtering block38' formed of tripoli-or other suitable material. 4

"Ks clearly shown in Figs. 1 and per section In of the casingK isgprovided with'an annular-series of openings 39, f and 2, that; I

through these openings airvjis adapted-tobe a d to ee ng-under the action r v '1 is discharged under into the rotor rotating fan N keyed to the pipe 22 in the manner shown in Fig. 1.

The spigot or water pipe 20 is illustrated as having a screen 41 at its lower end within the inlet spout 17. This screenmay have filtering material therein if desired. The spigot 20 can also be attached to a water faucet 42 if desired. V I The discharge spout 37 has an upward ex'- tension 43 within the asing'K and the discharge ends of the porous pipes P discharge directly into this upward extension. A series of apertures 44 are positioned around the base or lower end of the casing K. A coneshaped plate 45 is secured to the casing outwardly from the apertures 44. This plate does not ineet the outward extension 43 of the spput, there being an annular space 46 there 'tweemffor the circulation of air.

' In practice the cooling and filtering app-aratus is adapted -to be associated with a spigot, faucet or'any pipe from whichwater pressure. The water leaving the spigot through the'inlet'spout 17 port 21, pipe 22 g R of the turbine. \By virtue of the partitions 32the water-is caused to traverse the several passages 33 and because of the arrangement of the vanes 34 it will be clear that the water effects rotation of the rotor R, thereby actuatingthe fan N. The

water is expelled from the stator S through the several coils of pipe P and primarily disend of the latter into be a head of water on the filter block to the I height of the extension 43 of the spout.

- ings 39 and apertures 44 on the Under the action of the rotating fan air is drawn into the casing through the openabout the coils P toeffect rapid evaporation and consequent cooling of the water traversing the pipes. The air passes out of the casing through the annular space 46 and the base. The pressure of to percolate the filter the water is such, as

block 38 andin-passing-therethrough a filtering of the water both cooled and filtered- Having described my invention what I claim is:-

1 casing, means within the casing and water from said turbine, a

' ing a casing having 20 passes downwardly by said fan,

'naled inthe stator, a

forced downwardlv. circulat-ing the purpose described.

is efiected' so that when it is finally discharged from the spout 37 itis in combination a casing,

ing a casing, a water operated turbine mounted w1th1n the casing and including a 'hollow shaft, a rotor fixed to the shaft and ing block arranged withinthe. discharge adjacent the discharge spout and disposed ends of said pipes,- and a fan fixed to the rotor shaft for the purpose described,

3. A liquid cooling apparatus adapted to be associated w1th filtering means,-compristherein, a fan mounted for rotational moveair inlet openings formed disposed substantially tangential of the pey ment within the casing and adjacent said 1 openings, a water turbine for actuatingv said fan, means for supplying water under pressure to said'turbine, pipes for receivingthe water from said turbine, said pipes being formed of a porous material and arrange to be exposed to the draft of air created and a discharge spout for said casing provided with means for retaining a filtering block within said 4. A liquid cooling appar be associated with filtering means, compr1s ing a casing having openings formed adjacent/the upper end thereof, a turbine sustainedwithin the casing and including a stator,,a rotor, a tubular rotor shaft jour; fan connected thereto, which water is supan inlet port through plied to the rotor shaft, clay pipes in communication withthe stator for receiving the water from the turbine and a discharge spout adapted to retain a filtering block arranged adjacent the discharge ends of said pipes for 5. A liquid cooling apparatus comprising tus adapted to in combination a water turbine, a casingsurrounding said turbine, a fan in the casing operated by the water turbine, aseries of porous pipes leading the water dischargefrom the turbine. means to feed water to the upper part of the turbine, openings in the casing for the in and a discharge spout for the casing, a 6. A liquid cooling apparatus comprlsing means to attach 'sal casing to a water spigot at the upper end of the casing, forming an inlet, a series 0 air apertures adjacent the upper part of end of \the casing, a series of air outlets adjacent the spout, a water turbine having a stator and'a rotor, means connecting the rotor to the water inlet of the casing, a

and out flowof air.

the casing, a water spout adjacent the lower.

series of porous pipes connected to the discharge of the stator, the said pipes emptying into the said spout and a fan operated by g p the rotor.

7. A water cooler comprising in combinalac tion a substantially-cylindrical casing having an inlet spout at its upper end, a discharge spout at its lower en the dischar e spout having an upward extension into t e casing, there being a series of air apertures at the upper portion of the casing and atthe lower portion adjacent the spout, a water turbine mounted in the casing having a stator supported by the casing, a rotor having an upwardly extending pipe, the said pipe being connected to the inlet spout, a series of porous ipes extending downwardly from the stator t e ipes havmg reverse bent coils and outlet en s fitting in the upward extension of the discharge s out and a fan ll attached to the from the rotor. A v

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. T

NICOLAS GYMNAITIS.

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